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Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF)

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The Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) is a database of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in Alaska. It contains information compiled from published and unpublished sources from industry, U.S. Bureau of Mines (BOM), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and other government and private sources. ARDF is not a mining claims database.

Author(s): U.S. Geological Survey, .

Suggested Citation:
U.S. Geological Survey, ., 1996, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) (ver. 2.0, February 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P96MMRFD.

Version History:
First release: 1996
Revised: March 2018 (ver. 1.7)
Revised: February 2024 (ver. 2.0)

Referenced Publication(s):

U.S. Geological Survey, . 1996. Alaska Resource Data File - Explanation of fields used in the Alaska Resource Data File of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in Alaska. USGS Open-File Report 96-79, 4 p. doi:10.3133/ofr9679


DataID: 430 | doi:10.5066/P96MMRFD | Date Posted Online: 1996-06-01 | Last Updated: 2024-02-26 16:01:10

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